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Upcoming maintenance for USPTO fee payment processing systems

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Scheduled fee payment processing maintenance

Alternative payment options provided below

The USPTO is scheduled to perform routine maintenance on the USPTO financial systems from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 17. As a result, users won't be able to process fee payments or access certain online financial services during the maintenance period.

The following payment systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
Patent Center (PC)
Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront (FPNG)
Trademark Center (TC)
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTABC)
Assignment Center (IPAS)
Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
Certified Copy Center (CCC)

The following online financial services will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

Patent maintenance fee bulk payment submissions
Requests to create a new USPTO deposit account
Requests to close a USPTO deposit account
Requests to withdraw funds from a USPTO deposit account

Alternative payment options available

You may wish to make payments in advance or consider alternative payment options during the maintenance period.

For trademark customers, filing deadlines that fall on a Saturday extend the filing deadline to the next business day. Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. Email questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.

For fees related to patents, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you can find more information and alternative payment options on the "Filing documents during an outage" webpage.

For fees related to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), you can find more information and alternative payment options on the "Filing TTAB documents during an outage" webpage.

For questions about paying fees, email FeesHelp@uspto.gov or call 800-786-9199.

For more information, read the system status update for this routine maintenance period.

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